. The greatest street in the world : the story of Broadway, old and new, from the Bowling Green to Albany . is theatre. The final performance wasgiven in the house on April 17, 1880, shortly after whichthe building was torn down. The last performances ofGeorge L. Fox were attended with a strong element ofpathos. It is stated that the powder he used for whiten-ing his face and head—bismuth, I believe—^had pene-trated to his brain and produced insanity. He wouldbe brought to the theatre, made up, and set upon thestage; and so much had the character of the clown becomea part of his very nature th
. The greatest street in the world : the story of Broadway, old and new, from the Bowling Green to Albany . is theatre. The final performance wasgiven in the house on April 17, 1880, shortly after whichthe building was torn down. The last performances ofGeorge L. Fox were attended with a strong element ofpathos. It is stated that the powder he used for whiten-ing his face and head—bismuth, I believe—^had pene-trated to his brain and produced insanity. He wouldbe brought to the theatre, made up, and set upon thestage; and so much had the character of the clown becomea part of his very nature that he would go through hispart and be as excruciatingly funny as in his best days. Buckleys Hall at 585, opposite the MetropolitanHotel, was opened with Buckleys Minstrels, August25, 1856. Ill luck seemed to be the fate of the house;for until May 8, 1865, it changed its name a dozen timesat least and was under numerous managers. On thislatter date its luck changed, for the San Francisco Min-strels took possession and remained until 1870. Duringthe next five years, the theatre changed its name three. HARRIGAN & HARTS NEW THEATRE COMIQUE 2i6 The Worlds Greatest Street times, the last time becoming the Metropolitan underTony Pastor, until April i, 1881. Many actors andactresses, as Lillian Russell and the Irwin Sisters, wholater became famous, began their careers in this houseunder Tony Pastor, Woods IMinstrel Hall at 514, below Spring Street,was opened July 7, 1862. It became Woods Theatreon June 15, 1866, with performances of the legitimatedrama; but changed its character in September of thesame year when it became the German Thalia 2, 1867, it again changed to Woods TheatreComique. Harrigan and Hart appeared here December2, 1872; and after it had been in the hands of othermanagers with variety performances, they obtainedpossession again on August 7, 1876, and kept it untilApril 30, 1881, when the building was torn down andconverted into stores. It was during t
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